Fact Check
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False! The Electoral Commission has not declared any winner for Ablekuma North
Claim: Multiple social media handles declare different winners for parliamentary elections for Ablekuma North Constituency. Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s checks reveal…
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Dr Ato Forson’s claim inflation currently stands at 28.3% is false
Claim: Dr Cassiel Ato Forson’s Finance Minister Designate has claimed that inflation currently stands at 28.3%. Verdict: False. Data from…
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False! Video of alleged gold smuggling not from Ghana
Claim: A viral video shows the Akufo-Addo government smuggling boxes of gold out of the country. Verdict: False. Using reverse…
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False! Ghana’s democracy has not been its best under President Akufo-Addo
Claim: Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin says that Ghana’s democracy was best experienced during President Nana Akufo-Addo’s tenure. Verdict: This is…
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False; Nana Kwame Bediako did not get one vote only from his polling station
By Nathaniel Nii Amoo Otoo Claim: Social media users claim Independent Presidential Candidate Nana Kwame Bediako had only one vote…
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FALSE! President Mahama’s inaugural speech was not extempore
Claim: Multiple social media users are claiming that newly-elected President John Dramani Mahama delivered his inaugural speech at Independence Square…
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NPP’s Freddie Blay claims gold contributes over 40% to Ghana’s economy, false
Claim: The former New Patriotic Party Chairperson, Freddie Blay, has claimed that gold contributes over 40% to Ghana’s economy. Verdict:…
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Video of market fire happened at Madina market in Guinea, not Ghana
Claim: Fire has engulfed parts of Madina market and bus station in Accra. Verdict: False. Using digital tools, DUBAWA found…
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MISLEADING! Ghana’s 2016 economic growth rate was 3.7%, not 3.4%
Claim: Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has alleged that his government inherited a country with an economic growth rate of 3.4%…
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Akufo-Addo makes misleading claim about 2016 WASSCE results
Claim: President Akufo-Addo has claimed that in 2016, 51.6% of candidates passed in English, 48.35% passed in integrated science, and…
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